Recurring Themes in the Play
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Use these slides to help students identify and analyse the themes explored in the play, creating a knowledge sheet to share their ideas with their peers in preparation for writing an essay.
Social Systems and Individual Agency
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Use these slides to help students identify the parts, people and interactions of various social systems, thinking about what bearing they have on character choices and behaviour, before considering responses to injustice.
Theatre as a Call to Action
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Use these slides to help students consider theatre as a call to action, discussing its power and limitations to spark real social change, before plotting their own play inspired by An Inspector Calls.
The Treatment of Edwardian Women
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Use these slides to help students examine a range of primary sources to better understand how women were treated and expected to behave in Edwardian society.
Understanding Class
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Use these slides to help students develop their understanding of the sociohistorical context of the play, focusing specifically on class, status, etiquette and hierarchy.
Understanding Mr Birling
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Use these slides to help students critically assess Priestley’s presentation of Mr Birling.
Understanding Mrs Birling
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Use these slides to help students consider what factors impacted Mrs Birling’s treatment of Eva Smith and create a universe of obligation for her character.
Understanding Sheila
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Use these slides to help students use the character of Sheila to further their understanding of the interplay between one’s identity and one’s choices, and write an analytical paragraph concerning Priestley's presentation of her character.
What Lessons Can We Learn?
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Use these slides to help students discuss the essential question in a people's assembly, and consider what lessons we can learn from the play.
Transcending Single Stories
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Use these slides to help students reflect on how stereotypes and "single stories" influence our identities, how we view others, and the choices we make.
Understanding Identity
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Use these slides to help students consider the question "Who am I?" and identify social and cultural factors that shape identity.